Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Transports Over Eight Million Passengers

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (Whoosh), has transported 8.01 million passengers as of Monday, since its commercial launch on Oct 17, 2023, according to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), yesterday. KCIC data shows that the average occupancy rate currently stands at 60.73 percent, with a…

Myanmar Police Destroyed 30 Acres Of Poppy In Eastern State

YANGON, Feb 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police have destroyed 30 acres of opium poppy fields in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported today. The fields were located in Hsihseng township of Pa-O self-administered zone in Shan state, the report said. On Feb 15, police, along with other…

Japan Pledges To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 60 Percent In Fiscal 2035

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government approved a new basic energy plan today, emphasising the country’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in fiscal 2035, and by 73 percent in fiscal 2040. Meanwhile, nuclear power is expected to account for about 20 percent of Japan’s…

Thailand To Further Strengthen Cooperation With China In Combating Online Gambling, Fraud: Deputy PM

BANGKOK, Feb 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand attaches great importance to international cooperation in combating transnational crimes, such as online gambling and fraud, Deputy Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai and Foreign Minister, Maris Sangiampongsa were quoted as having said recently, stressing that Thailand is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China. The…

Three Found Dead On Snow In Mountains Of North-East Japan

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – Three people were confirmed dead, after being found collapsed on the snow, in the mountains of Fukushima City in north-east Japan today. According to local authorities, at around 8:30 p.m. local time yesterday, a hotel employee at Takayu Onsen, in Fukushima City, reported that “three…

Australian Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates For First Time In Over Four Years

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s central bank, today, cuts interest rates for the first time in over four years. The board of governors of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), announced a decision to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.1 percent, and the interest…

ASEAN Rejects External Disruptive Pressures, Says Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), rejects external pressures that seek to disrupt the region, Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, said here, yesterday. In his closing remarks at China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz stressed ASEAN’s neutrality and…

One Dead In Western Sydney House Fire

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (NNN-AAP) – A man died, in a house fire in western Sydney, that authorities believe was sparked by a lithium-ion battery. Police said that, emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a house in Guildford, 20 km west of central Sydney, shortly before 5.00…

Mongolia’s GDP Grew 4.9 Percent Last Year

ULAN BATOR, Feb 18 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s gross domestic product (GDP), expanded by 4.9 percent year-on-year in 2024, official data released by the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO) showed, yesterday. The country’s GDP for the year totalled 80.0 trillion Mongolian Tugriks (over 23.1 billion U.S. dollars), the NSO said in…

Humanitarian Needs In Gaza Overwhelming: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, yesterday, adding that, continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. “As the UN and its humanitarian partners continue to deliver life-saving assistance across the Gaza Strip, the…